Our work is intended to support decision making by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. The United States is a member of Commission, which is an international conservation organization.
The U. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program is our primary field component. It is mandated by the U. Learn more about our research in Antarctica. The Pinniped Research Program at Cape Shirreff monitors the population status, reproductive success, and foraging ecology of Antarctic pinnipeds.
We focus on species that are dependent upon Antarctic krill, such as fur seals. Seabirds are reliable indicators of marine ecosystem status. The Seabird Research Program at Cape Shirreff and Copacabana focuses on t he year-round interaction of penguins with their primary prey Antarctic krill , c hanging environmental conditions, and t he activity of the krill fishery.
The Krill and Oceanographic Research Program focuses on the link between prey production, prey availability, and climate variability in relation to predator and fishery demands.
Advanced Search. Toggle navigation. Global Ecosystems Database, version 1. Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions. Select one Select one.. Clear All Search. Back to Previous Page. By Kineman, John J. Series: Key to geophysical records documentation ; no.
Select the Download button to view the document. This document is over 5mb in size and cannot be previewed. Copy Export. Details You May Also Like. Why it matters: An indicator is a measure of a component or process in an ecosystem that can serve as a proxy for overall condition of the ecosystem. This project evaluated and created a comprehensive inventory of ecosystem indicators that can be used for ecological models and effective management.
Ranges of condition for these indicators were also developed. What the team did: This project created a structured framework to evaluate biological and socioeconomic ecosystem indicators collected by existing monitoring programs, assessed their strengths and weaknesses, and provided recommendations for a set of scientific, practical, and cost-effective indicators for five key habitats; coral, mangrove, oyster, saltmarsh and seagrass.
Two workshops were held for each key habitat. Workshop participants had expertise about key habitat types and the researchers solicited feedback from these experts to confirm selected indicators were valid and to establish condition ranges.
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